The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union is happy to announce the launch of their Second-Level Student Manifesto for the upcoming General Election. This manifesto highlights the issues and concerns of second-level students. The ISSU are seeking the support of all candidates in this general election on the issues outlined within this manifesto. Second-Level students’ cannot be left behind by the next government.

This manifesto covers the demands of second-level students in education, mental health services, climate crisis and vote at 16. Concrete plans and actions need to be taken by the next government to tackle these issues and to create positive outcomes which the ISSU have consistently campaigned for.

“Most second-level students’ in Ireland are not of the voting age to directly have their voices heard in this general election. Second-level students cannot be left behind. There are numerous issues facing second-level students which we have been addressed in our manifesto. Second-level students’ deserve quality and easily accessible education, we need radically improved mental health services, we need serious action to be taken on the current climate crisis to guarantee our future and we need to engage students’ in politics from a younger age by lowering the voting age to 16; these are among some of the priorities contained in our General Election 2020 Manifesto.”

The ISSU want the people that are elected in this general election to implement policies that are inline with the asks of second-level students’ outlined in this manifesto.